The Board of Medical Examiners regularly sends to the Health Department a list of licensees who have registered as dispensing physicians.įines for Not Registering or Reporting as Required. Physicians who dispense controlled substances must report all controlled substances dispensed to the Alabama Department of Public Health Prescription Drug Monitoring Program database. Doing so may result in false information being provided to the Alabama Department of Public Health's Prescription Monitoring Data Bank and may result in an unnecessary investigation into your practice. Iscribe eprescribing registration#
Do not submit a dispensing registration form if you do not purchase controlled substances (other than pre-packaged samples and starter packs) to be dispensed to your patients. Physicians are responsible for updating address changes, additional sites, additional DEA numbers, and removal of sites. Every location where medications are dispensed must be registered and the separate DEA numbers listed. OR mail to: Attn: Dispensing Physician Registration, PO Box 946, Montgomery AL 36101-0946. Complete the form and return via email to the Dispensing Physician Coordinator. Registration is accomplished by completing and returning the dispensing physician registration form. Pursuant to Board of Medical Examiners Rule 540-X-4-.05, dispensing physicians are required to register with the Board. Dispenses controlled substances purchased with hospital's or clinic's DEA registration. Administers oral or injectable controlled substances in the office. Distributes pre-packaged samples and starter packs. Medications labeled as samples and are not for resale are excluded. Does not matter whether patient pays for medication or not. Patient consumes the medication off the premises. Orders for and delivers a controlled substance to a patient. Informed Consent and Agreement for Treatment. The Board encourages physicians to view effective acute and chronic pain management as a part of quality medical practice, especially for patients with pain from a terminal illness.īoard Rule 540-X-4-.09 states the requirements for the use of controlled substances for treating acute and chronic pain, including: 
The Board recognizes that principles of quality medical practice dictate that the people of the state of Alabama have access to appropriate and effective pain relief. Guidelines for the Use of Controlled Substances for the Treatment of Pain
The Board may assess administrative fines up to $10,000 for each violation or failure to comply with these guidelines.
It is improper to utilize blank prescriptions upon which the signature has been mechanically or photostatically reproduced. 
It is improper under any circumstance to pre-sign blank prescriptions and make them available to employees or support personnel.No person may sign in the place of or on behalf of the physician.Two signature lines with “dispense as written” and “product selection permitted” below.Employee may communicate prescription to pharmacy.When oral orders are not permitted (Schedule II), written with ink or printed and manually signed (non-electronic, handwritten signature) or transmitted via an approved e-prescribing platform.Drug name, strength, dosage form, and quantity.
Dated as of, and signed on, the day when issued.Prescribing Controlled Substances for Weight Lossīoard Rule 540-X-4-.06 states the requirements for all prescriptions for controlled substances, including:.Contact with Patients Before Prescribing.Guidelines for the Use of Controlled Substances.Physicians, PAs, CRNPs, and CNMs who have been granted this privilege must be cognizant of and comply with all state and federal laws, rules, and regulations relating to controlled substances.īoard rules contain requirements for prescribing and dispensing controlled substances as well as requirements specific to using controlled substances for the treatment of pain and for weight loss. The privilege of prescribing controlled substances in Alabama comes with the immense responsibility to protect the patient's safety as well as that of the public by preventing misuse and diversion.
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